Thirty percent of the population of Ukraine have the opportunity to appear before the end of the year in the category of the poor, that is, spending on their own shoulders a day not more than $ 5, it follows from the results of a study conducted by the Institute of demography and social studies of NAS of Ukraine and Ministry of economic development and trade.

The draft national report " Millennium development goals (MDGs). Ukraine: 2000-2015 ", prepared with the assistance of the UN development program, was shown in Kiev on the first day of the week.

"according to the study, in Ukraine, for example, this year, is expected to increase in poverty to 32% against a target that is defined in Accordance with the objectives of 7% ", - reports Ukrainian news Agency UNIAN.

It is noted that in the end, economic and political fall of 2014 a significant part of Ukrainian citizens became poorer because of inflation, job loss or the need to escape from armed conflict in the East of the country.

"Further developments led to a deterioration in the index: in 2015, the expected increase in poverty to 32% against a target of 7%. For a long time there was a gradual decrease in the share of the poor, but today it is expected to return to the values of previous years, for example, to the designation 3, 5% by the end of 2015 ", - said in the draft report.

"despite expectations of us failed to cross the poverty. Besides, if in the 1st period of the development of this 15th anniversary, we have made significant progress, after the fall of the 2008-2009 all began to deteriorate, and, frankly, I don't really understand how today we can break this trend. Although the advice we have, without doubt, have prepared, " he said, introducing the report, the Director of the Institute of demography and sociological research Ella Libanova.

according to statistics, families with children make up the main group of poor residents and the most vulnerable to the socio-economic situation in the country." So, a third of households with children is below the poverty line. Having one child increases the risk of poverty relative to the criterion of 17%, and the Presence of three or more children is already at 42%, " - said in the document.

along with this initial period of implementation of the Millennium development Goals is characterized by significant progress in overcoming poverty. For example, the actual level of the subsistence minimum in 2000 the incidence of poverty declined from 71, 2% 22, 1% in 2013.

according to the study, 3, 5% of Ukrainian citizens are poor by absolute criteria, in 2000 - eleven, 9% (the level of consumption of not more than $ 5 per person per day at purchasing power parity).

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